Are Hunts Ruining Final Fantasy XIV?

[Eekiki]

I wouldn't go so far as to say they're ruining the game. But they're definitely a step in the wrong direction.

It's a good idea that was poorly executed. It can still be salvaged, but it needs to be done quickly. And there needs to be swift action taken against the increased number of cheaters.

1. Give all marks triple hp.
2. Give all marks double def.
3. Give all marks near by adds in the open world to come help them fight.
4. Make 'S' class marks spawn time 1hr apart.
5. Make 'A' class marks spawn time 40minutes apart.
6. Make 'B' class marks spawn time 30minutes part.

7. Remove all lockouts on SCoB and ST.

[Genyi]

Want to go back and read the full post before you type what you did... I was in mid thought when you got that.

[PrimeEvilPanda]

I wouldn't go so far as to say they're ruining the game. But they're definitely a step in the wrong direction.

It's a good idea that was poorly executed. It can still be salvaged, but it needs to be done quickly. And there needs to be swift action taken against the increased number of cheaters.

7. Remove all lockouts on SCoB and ST.

Yes 10/thread

[Genyi]

1. Give marks b-a-s triple hp.
2. Give marks b-a-s double def.
3. Give all marks near adds in the open world to come help them fight that would even out the playing field a bit as its a lot of us.
4. Make 'S' class marks spawn time 1hr apart.
5. Make 'A' class marks spawn time 40minutes apart.
6. Make 'B' class marks spawn time 30minutes part.
7. Give regular marks double hp def to make them more of a challenge to beat then what they are now.

Reward adjustments as followed:
S rank='s 20 allied marks.. 15 soldiery
A rank='s 15 allied marks.. 10 soldiery
B rank='s 10 allied marks.. 5 soldiery
Daily rank's:
In fates='s 5 allied marks.. 2 soldiery
Open world marks='s 3 allied marks.. 1 soldiery.

Now keep In mind that this is may sit well with all but, it would be better then what we currently have, so before you flame this.. Think about it.. And if you like this.. Mark like but if you dont then thank you for even reading this

[Hulan]

That's an awfully extreme take on the situation. Hunts are one type of content - and despite the seeming hordes of people doing them, not even the most popular. Dungeons are still thriving, there is a perfectly healthy raid community, and PvP is being discovered by many - myself included. Hunts may end up being an evolutionary dead end, or maybe they will lead to something better, but they aren't even close to impacting the overall quality of FFXIV. I myself have had a great time stumbling upon the occasional B rank NM and taking them down.

If you like this type of content, then by all means, send some helpful feedback on the this sub-forum. If it's not your cup of tea, enjoy the myriad of other content available. The health of the community is in part what you make of it. FFXIV has plenty of strong foundation to support a few experimental projects like Hunts.

[Baneus]

evolutionary dead end

Describes those muppets that go crazy in chat when they don't get what they want perfectly.

[Kagari_Asuha]

Yes. The drama surrounding the hunts is really hurting the game for me. I don't even want to log in outside of coil now.

[StrangeAeons]

Well realistically you could grind Hunts for Allied Seals & then buy Sands/Oils & make your Soldiery gear into iLV110, the same as High Allagan. Some people are doing Hunt farming so much ( not to mention I've heard of apps being used to track them ) that they can get iLV110 full sets in a matter of days instead of waiting 1 week per Second Coil drop now. I think they need to remove the Sands/Oils from the rewards. Or give Allied Seals a weekly cap. Another idea would be to give different people different weekly monster hunts.

So an entire server isn't screaming, "NAUL pls" & were all in different zones killing different stuff.

[Makuro]

Short answer: No.

Long answer: It's completely natural for people to go crazy, fighting over some source that provides some type of reward. There's a lot of issues with the hunt but all the attention in game has been placed on the hunt when there are other aspects of ffxiv that still need improvement. This is the biggest cliche but people really need to take a deep breath and learn to move on to something else. Every single person wants a type of instant gratification through hunts, it is not good for the gaming community or the individual person. Of course when you put the hardcores, cheaters, and casuals together on the same playing field of course drama will stir up.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Honesetly, as much as I hate to admit it, they probably should NOT have put sands/oil as rewards for the hunts. I am very happy they decided to add them to something other than just SCOB. However, maybe they both should have been restricted to Syrcus Tower with the one-a-week lockout. That way, the static-less people who don't do SCOB still have the opportunity to get them, but not in the ultra-fast, drama causing scenes that the hunts have seemed to cause.